Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The Explorers' Club, № DCCXCIX

Operation AXIOM: Destination Moon—The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14, Part III
9 February 1971: The Antares lifted off & docked with the Kitty Hawk using a new direct rendezvous technique; during the voyage home, the crew conducted a press conference live from space; the Kitty Hawk splashed down in the Pacific & was recovered by the U.S.S. New Orleans; Shepard, Roosa, & Mitchell were the third & final Apollo crew to spend three weeks in the Mobile Quarantine Facility.
Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' Apollo 14
Michael Giacchino, "The Incredits" from The Incredibles: Music from the Motion Picture (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 14 Excerpt 18" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)
Semper exploro.

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